Robert W. Mixon Jr.

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Major General Robert Wilbur Mixon Jr. [1] (born October 5, 1952) [2] is a retired officer of the United States Army, [3] public speaker, [4] author, and the co-founder of Level Five Associates. [5]

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Early life and education

Born in Georgia, [2] Mixon graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a B.S. degree in 1974. [6] He earned an M.A. degree in history from Rice University in 1982 with a thesis entitled Pioneer Professional: General John M. Schofield and the development of a professional officer corps, 1888-1895. Mixon also received a Master of Military Art and Science degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies at the United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1987. [2] [7]

Military career

Mixon was commissioned in 1974 upon graduating from West Point. After completing his first master's degree, he returned there to teach history from 1982 to 1985. [2]

Mixon was nominated for appointment to the rank of Brigadier General in 1998 [8] and then for the rank of Major General in 2002. [9]

In 2003, General Peter Schoomaker chose Mixon to lead Task Force Modularity with the aim of changing the US Army's structure. [10] The task force would attempt to break the US Army up into smaller, more effective "units of action." This modularization represented a shift from a hierarchical structure to a functional structure. [11]

Post-military career

Robert W. Mixon Jr. retired from active duty on October 1, 2007, after more than 33 years of commissioned service [3] and took over as president of Magnatag Visible Systems in the same month. [12] Mixon would later serve as the Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Leadership Development at CDS Monarch. [13] While with CDS Monarch, Mixon helped to found the Warrior Salute Program for veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injury. [5] [14]

Mixon would go on to co-found Level Five Associates, a leadership consulting company specializing in change management, in 2009 with his long-time friend and former classmate Major General (ret.) John Batiste. [5] Mixon and Batiste co-wrote the best-selling book, Cows in the Living Room: Developing an Effective Strategic Plan and Sustaining It, in 2014. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Wilbur Mixon Jr". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy. West Point, New York: Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. 1991. p. 704. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. 1 2 Article title [ usurped ]
  4. ↑ "Leading Authorities". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  5. 1 2 3 Level Five Associates
  6. ↑ West Point
  7. ↑ Mixon, Jr., Robert W. (April 1982). Pioneer Professional: General John M. Schofield and the development of a professional officer corps, 1888-1895 (PDF) (Thesis). Houston, Texas: Rice University. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  8. ↑ Defense Link
  9. ↑ defense.gov US Department of Defense
  10. ↑ Transforming Military Power since the Cold War: Britain, France, and the United States, 1991–2012, pg 70
  11. ↑ Transforming Military Power since the Cold War: Britain, France, and the United States, 1991–2012, pg 76
  12. ↑ "Taking the 'Common' out of 'Commodity'", Wall Street Journal
  13. ↑ ""Serve. Honor. Support. Symposium Brings Rochester Community Together to Support Veterans"". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  14. ↑ "Warrior Salute conference". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
  15. ↑ Cows in the Living Room: Developing an Effective Strategic Plan and Sustaining It
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